so close to getting a date....one more doc apt.   can't believe i need to do this...i can't imagine not binging or eating what i want....on the other side i can't wait to be free from all that has been killing me...omg!!!!!!    i am frightened

All of these feelings are VERY normal!  You will be saying goodbye to a way of life... food that was always there for us -- no matter what.  BUT... ask yourself ... what did food REALLY bring to your life?  After surgery, for the first time in my life, I look at food as fuel... a necessity ... not something to sooth my pains and stress.  There are OTHER things in my life to help with my emotional trials and tribulations.

My surgery was not that long ago.  But I feel I was given the gift of a new life with restored health.  And this gift is one which I take seriously.

Here's to new health... new faith... new challenges.....

I'm getting closer to surgery date too and my emotions are all over the place. But yesterday at a restaurant brought it all home to me why I'm doing this. Because there was a long wait for a table, I grudgingly agreed to a booth which I then had to squeeze into and barely fit. 
I'm more scared of continuing life this way than I am of any surgery.
I have begun to be able to imagine myself going into any restaurant and sitting in any booth, flying on any airplane and fitting in any seat and being able to buckle that seat belt. I can imaginge myself doing all the fun activities with my niece and nephew, and when I go shopping, being able to go to any store and find clothing that not only fits but is cute too. I can imagine what it will be like to be able to move around freely with less or no pain.
Focus on all the good you are doing for yourself. You're going to do just fine. Prayers and hugs !

 Very well said! I almost started crying. You are so right! G
May God bless you and keep u strong and focused on this new life changing journey, your words encouraged me tonight! 

thank you.....i will try to focus once again....

I know how you feel. I had surgery two weeks ago and was worried that I would hate not being able to eat what I wanted and in quantity. It is a different world on this side of the VSG, I started my soft diet this week and made two scrambled eggs and two turkey sausage links for breakfast. I could only eat less than half of the eggs and one sausage link, the dogs loved it. It wasn't a bad thing, I was full and I was told to stop eating when I was full. The hardest thing for me is the 30-30-30 rule, no drink 30 min before or after a meal and 30 min to eat it. I am getting used to it and it's a lifestyle change I can make. I am lucky I guess, I have no reflux nor have I felt nauseated since the surgery. I have been trying to do what I was told and it is working well, I just climb on the treadmill as soon as I get up and get it done. The best thing is that I haven't taken any diabetes meds since before surgery and my blood glucose was 104 this morning and has been good since surgery. I hope that continues and it will make my life a lot easier.
I was worried if I was doing the right thing before surgery and thought maybe I could lose it and keep it off on my own, but the six month doctor supervised diet I was on before the ins co would approve surgery showed me that it would be the same as always, lose some then gain back more. Having this surgery was the best thing I have done for my health, I should have done it sooner. Good luck and best wishes.

I know how you feel! Those two weeks before my surgery I was getting my "last taste" of all my fast food favs and was bummed thinking this will be the last time I eat this...and then I would eat it and feel so crappy that I would be so looking forward to the surgery. The good feeling from eating only lasts for a few minutes and then I hated it, hated myself!

Hang in there, it really is the best thing to do the sleeve and change your life. It's been wonderful for me and I do NOT regret it at all!!

...thank you for sharing...i am not nut's i am not nut's....lol